St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-25

;tn tliu,..,vr 10 show some taste and dis
elimination in the selection of their
Christmas presents. The GLOBE was
not appealed to for suggestions in the
premises, nor did it feel obliged to give
such information, when those deserving
it had not sense or nerve enough to ask
for it. Now that the time for selection
has gone there is no objection to giving
few suggestions for next year.
A present for the servant girl seems
to be the most pulling of all, but many
people ''Size up their offering accord
ing to the length of service. For i'll
stance, one girl who has been in a
society lady's employ fifteen years
might be pleasantly remembered by her
mistress with bottle of brilliantly col
oTed cachouS obtained from the ada
cent drug store at cost of 10 cents.
Another one, ten years in the harness,
would find appreciation of her faithful
nes in a twO-fngered handkerchief
and piece of moss from Washington S
tomb. No one thought. perhaps, that a
girl of five years experience might be
overjOyed by the receipt of one of her
| mistress old collars which the laun-
dryman had made resemble fichu lace,
and an orange OH the end of stick. To
a girl of three years service, lasting
Servitude will be secured by a nod and
Good morning, Sarah" once month.
! OF course none but the wealthy can af-
ford such extravaganza. As far as
YOUR CLERGYMAN
is concerned. there is little sense in
wasting ones time in thinking over a
present. Being anxious to please his
pariShiOnerS he will accept anything and
everything, without grooming under the
load. because the minister must be self
sacrificing to a certain degree. you
know. Being man of great ObServ-
ance and knowledge of the world, there
are. naturally, million things he likes,
and he will receive them with that
spirit of honest acceptance that makes
the clergyman so popular the world
over.
OF course if you are looking for a
present for your best girl. blow yourself
to the queens taste. Some crOakerS
say, Never give a girl presents until
bOsh. Buy her everything you can af-
ford. If She loves some one else, so
much the better. as your candies will
give pleasure to two instead of one,
and was not man born to give
pleasure unto others? As shown
above, common sense should enter
into the selection of Christmas presents.
If you limit yourself 10 s. fan or a $50
dressing case, you might as well give
up the chance. This advice is written
by one of practical experience. He
never gave girl present in his life.
You ought to see him.
The latest and most acceptable Christ
mas present for your girl is copy of
LUCILLE" or S1.15 gold thimble. Don't
give her jewelry, as it only causes her
the trouble of running to the jewelry
store the following day. Don't give her
diamond ring. This would give the
jeweler mortgage of s. a week on
your salary. Besides, the asylum for
girls who return diamond rings when
the engagement is broken has not yet
secured an inmate.
Now, as for merchant who employs
large force of clerks and bookkeep-
ers, he has many ways to show his gen.
erOsity. A new piece of blOtter, a new
Strip Strip Of red flannel from his
last winters shirt, for pen wiper, are
always welcome. Where he has been
especially faithful and hard working,
he might be presented with an ink
eraser, or a smile of encouragement,
but st. Paul merchants are rarely eX-
pected to be so gOod-hearted. The dude
SOOuS llhCS III lNO ny
five room, and takes his o'clock din
nerS at the hotel, will most likely
SPEAK TO TIE WAITRESS
more pleasantly than usual, and when
no one is looking, slip faded nickel
into her hand. Such things as this
make him popular and much talked
about the world over.
Some of the charitably disposed ladies
are bound that the poor shall enjoy them
selves Oh Christmas.
If the family happens TO be a sick
mother and three small children,
small rocking chair might come handy,
and if they happen to be cold and hungry
motto of "GOd bless our home" and a
lamp chimney wOmld be appreciated.
1t also requires tact in making these
presents, as some people are still proud.
though want shows its grim and grizzly
cOcOanut through the portal. One
woman in COnnemara patch was sent a
cord of wood, and so fearfully was she
worked up over the insult that she
split it with an AK and burned it. To
people who are starving. others
show how little sense they have by
sending them food. 1t don't last long,
A quill tOOthpick will last longer
than a loaf of bread. As for
your little girl six years of age. give her
a copy of Lies MiserableS'' or D0nnel-
ly'S CryptOgram." Follow these sug-
gestiOns and the world may seem fairer
to YOU.